A new school year comes with lots of excitement. There are bulletin boards to decorate, rosters to print out, and seating charts to make. While exciting, the start of a school year can also be overwhelming. It is important to start the year off strong. I’ve found that it is important to make my expectations clear on the first day…
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This guest post is by a 7th grade Science teacher who has taught for 9 years. When asking students to engage with text in the science classroom, I try to remember 3 As: audience, anticipation, and annotations. Audience Before even selecting my text, I spend time planning out and asking myself, “Is this the right text for my students?” With…
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I love Amazon Prime. I’m stating the obvious here, but it literally has everything. Over the past six months I’ve purchased books, clothing, candy, a shower curtain rod, and jalapeno cheddar popcorn seasoning online. I use Amazon so much that I sometimes forget I can just go to a store if I need something. Amazon is a treasure chest for…
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My last post discussed issues I have had this year with a problem class. After a few weeks of frustration, I made some changes that helped me turn things around. It wasn’t easy and I’m sure it’s not over, but the changes I’ve seen have been noteworthy. Change their schedule. This one was not easy for me to do. My…
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When I first started teaching, I had many classes that were difficult. I honestly didn’t realize how well-behaved the students from my first year were until much later on. So many of the problems I had with them were because of my inexperience. Obviously the more experience I gained, the easier classroom management became. It’s actually been a handful of…
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